Tag: multicultural craft

It actually exists. In fact it’s been around for over 1200 years in Japan.

This day is also known as “the Doll Festival (hina matsuri)” because of the traditional Japanese dolls display. The stars of the display are the Emperor and the Empress accompanied by the imperial musicians, court ladies and ministers.

So any typical household with girls in Japan would display either the whole set of the doll display (which could be up to 7 tiers of platforms) or just the Emperor and the Empress around this time of the year as they celebrate the arrival of Spring, wishing health and happiness for their daughters.

You can read about the details about the day (e.g., how to celebrate, the full display of the dolls, etc.) here.

Today, I would like to share with you a fun craft idea as the day reaches by. We have been so lucky to have Milli, our daughters’ Japanese babysitter/tutor to celebrate this day with fun age appropriate crafts over the past 4 years. This year, because my older daughter has turned 4, Milli facilitated a craft workshop that is a little more elaborate than just colouring and cutting out paper dolls.